| Acronym | Meaning |
| CIE | Computer-integrated Engineering |
| RBS | Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry |
| PBIRG | Pharmaceutical Business Intelligence And Research Gro |
| DAP | Diallyl Phthalate |
| GDP | Glow Discharge Plasma (for Atomic Emission Spectrometry) |
| IRGA | Infrared Gas Analyzer |
| MIC | Microbially Induced Corrosion |
| PPG | Pike's Peak Granite (USGS Rock Standard) |
| FML | Flexible Membrane Liner |
| IDD | Insulin-dependent Diabetes |